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Clement, Douglas - In: Fedgazette (2002) Jan, pp. 8-8

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Clement, Douglas - In: Fedgazette (2003) Mar, pp. 4-6

Lotteries and other forms of government-sanctioned gambling have spread rapidly across the Ninth District. What kind of jackpot do they really deliver to state and local governments?

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The failure of flood control

Clement, Douglas - In: Fedgazette (2001) Sep, pp. 2-3

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The University of Minnesota as a public good

Rolnick, Arthur J.; Grunewald, Rob - In: Fedgazette (2001) Nov, pp. 19-19

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Dam it all: Dams and levees are the usual answer to flooding, but they're not always the right answer. So why do we keep building them?

Clement, Douglas - In: Fedgazette (2001) Sep, pp. 4-5

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Agency Problems in Law Enforcement: Theory and Application to the U.S. Coast Guard

gawande, kishore; bohara, alok k. - EconWPA - 2005

We study two issues in the enforcement of public law. The first is whether the system of inspections and penalties set by the regulator is effective. The second is whether a better system of inspections and penalties can be designed, given the institutional constraints under which the regulator...

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Inclusion of Agriculture and Forestry in a Domestic Emissions Trading Scheme: New Zealand's Experience to Date

Kerr, Suzi; Sweet, Andrew - Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research - 2008

No country has previously attempted to include either agriculture or forestry in an emissions trading system. The New Zealand government is planning to include both. This paper describes how they plan to do it, what some of the critical issues have been and some of the outstanding challenges. If...

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Why is financial stability a goal of public policy?

Crockett, Andrew - In: Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole (1997), pp. 7-36

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Why is financial stability a goal of public policy? (general discussion)

Corrigan, E. Gerald; Chairman - In: Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole (1997), pp. 47-54

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A new safety net for low-income families

Zedlewski, Sheila; Chaudry, Ajay; Simms, Margaret - In: Community Investments (2008) Win, pp. 3-7

With so many so vulnerable, the nation needs new policies that make work pay in today’s economy.

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